Proverbs 6:3

Do this now, beni (my son), and deliver thyself, 1 since thou art come into the palm of thy re'a; 1 go, humble thyself, and plead with thy re'a. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Do this now, my son, deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

In Context

2Thou art snared with the words of thy peh (mouth), 1 thou art trapped with the words of thy peh (mouth). 1

4Give not sheynah to thine eyes, 1 nor slumber to thine eyelids. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 10:3And Moshe and Aharon came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Hashem Elohei HaIvrim, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

2 Chronicles 12:5Then came Shema'yah HaNavi to Rechav'am, and to the Sarim of Yehudah, that were assembled in Yerushalayim because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith Hashem, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also abandoned you in the yad Shishak.

Psalms 31:8I will be glad and rejoice in Thy chesed; 1 for Thou hast seen my affliction; 1 Thou hast known the tzoros (troubles) of my nefesh; 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:2-6

Cautions against Suretiship. 1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. It is… Read the whole commentary →

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